Field Level Media
11 Mar 2026, 01:35 GMT+10
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The Houston Texans are making nine-year veteran Ka'imi Fairbairn the NFL's highest-paid kicker with a two-year, $13 million contract extension, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.
Fairbairn, 32, would average $6.5 million annually in the new terms through 2028, pushing him ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs' Harrison Butker at $6.4 million.
Fairbairn appeared in 15 regular-season games in 2025, missing some action with a lower-body injury, and made 44 of 48 field-goal attempts -- both league-high totals. He was 9 of 13 from 50-plus yards with a long of 57. He also made all 28 extra-point attempts.
Since signing with Houston as an undrafted free agent out of UCLA in 2016, Fairbairn has made 255 of 291 field-goal attempts (87.6%), including 51 of 69 from 50-plus yards, with a long of 61. He is 268 of 287 (93.4%) on PATs.
The Philadelphia Eagles' Jake Elliott makes $5 million annually, while the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday placed a one-year tender of $5.76 million on restricted free agent Brandon Aubrey. Other teams can try to sign Aubrey to offer sheets, with the Cowboys having the right to match them.
--Field Level Media
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